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shelve:搁置;暂缓 插画
职场 · C1

shelve

英 /ʃelv/  美 /ʃelv/
  • v. 搁置;暂缓to stop considering or working on something for now
  • v. 把…放上架子to put something on a shelf

We shelved our holiday plans when the car broke down.

汽车坏了,我们便暂时搁置了度假计划。

The council decided to shelve the road expansion project because of concerns about air pollution.

由于担心空气污染,地方议会决定暂缓道路扩建项目。

搭配

shelve a plan 搁置计划shelve a proposal 暂缓考虑提案shelve books 把书放上书架

辨析提示

shelve作动词;shelf是名词,复数为shelves。

词族

shelf (n.)、shelving (n.)

近义 postpone、defer

职场英语词汇CEFR C1

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